{"id":5112,"date":"2021-04-29T16:17:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brewtogether.com\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2021-07-31T20:24:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T01:24:47","slug":"copper-vs-stainless-steel-wort-chillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brewtogether.com\/2021\/04\/29\/copper-vs-stainless-steel-wort-chillers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pros and Cons of Copper vs Stainless Steel Wort Chillers for Homebrewing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Throughout the course of your homebrewing career, you may find that you pass through several phases of brewing process, complexity, and equipment. Homebrewers generally begin with small 1-2 gallon batches brewed with malt extract in a stock pot on a kitchen stove. After a few brews, it is common to begin increasing batch sizes to 5 gallons, or to switch to all-grain brewing. As batch sizes and brewing process complexity increases, brewers need to purchase additional equipment. As that happens, it can become increasingly difficult to use a kitchen sink full of ice and water to cool down your wort to yeast pitch temperatures. When that happens, most homebrewers start with an inexpensive immersion wort chiller, but must make a choice: do you prefer copper<\/a> vs stainless steel<\/a> wort chillers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few different types of wort chillers<\/a> (click here to see our guide to the differences between them<\/a>), but in this article we will focus on immersion chillers. Immersion chillers are usually made from one of two most common materials: copper<\/a> or stainless steel<\/a>. Copper<\/a> and stainless steel wort chillers<\/a> each have their own pros and cons that should be considered when deciding which is the right chiller for you. Need some help deciding? Here is an overview of the pros and cons of copper<\/a> vs stainless steel wort chillers<\/a> for homebrewing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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